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Japan end Egypt hopes
Egypt have been dumped out of the 2012
London Olympics after a 3-0 loss to Japan in their quarterfinal on Saturday.
The game at Old Trafford was a one-sided
affair and a disappointing end for the Egyptians, who might have expected better
against their Asian opposition.
Kensuke Nagai put Japan ahead in the first
half, before Maya Yoshida and Yuki Otsu made the game safe. Before that, Egypt
had Saad Saadeldin sent-off in the 41st minute.
Japan took the lead as Hiroshi Kiyotake won
possession in midfield and found Nagai, who capitalized on some Egyptian
indecision in defence to put his team in front.
The North Africans’ task became much harder
four minutes before the break when Saad committing a professional foul on Manabu
Saito and received his marching orders.
The Japanese netted their second in the
79th minute, when defender Yoshida connected with a Kiyotake free-kick to head
home.
And it was 3-0 four minutes later as Otsu
headed into the net to set up a semifinal meeting with either Senegal or
Mexico, who play later.
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